Ironing-press.



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4 SHEETS-SHEET l- Patented July 13, 1915.

J. G. ALBER.

IRONING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-2,1911.

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Patented July 13, 1915.

1. G. ALBE'R. I IRONING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-2, 19H.

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J. G. ALBER.

IRONING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 0on2. 1911.

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AMEs efALBEn, or CLEVELAND, oHro, ASSIGNOR TO THE GUGGENHEIM LAUNDRY MACHINERY COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO..

State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates gen'erally to laundry machinery and particularly to that class of such devicesutilized in ironing and form- More specifically the invention relates to shape and form a neck band in what is termed a Manhattan shape, that is the neck band is to have the roundconfiguration in the front when the ends are fastened together and. in the back the neck band is provided with an inwardly extending curve is very desirable in the trade. 1

Further invention resides in the arrangement of suitable operating mechanism which is of a type such that after the. machine is set in operation or after the neck band is placed in position between the ironing members and they are closed upon it, the ironing members open automatically after a predetermined'length of time which must be suf ficient for the pressing or ironing operation.

The invention may bestill further briefly summarized as consisting in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth in the following description, drawings and claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front'elevation; Fig. 2.is a side view of the head mechanism; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same part of the device; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation; Fig. 5 is a section upon'the line 55 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of the lower treadle mechanism; and Fig. 7 is a similar view with the parts in a difierent position. I

Tn carrying out the invention any preferred form and construction of-parts may be employed so long asthey possess-the necessary characteristics, but I have. shown one form in the drawings which is hightly efiective in operation, and in such embodiment, 1 represents a suitable column or standard provided with laterally extending plate pormomive-rnnss.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I Application filed October 2,1911. Serial No. 652,278.

tions -2 which receive outwardly and upwardly extending frame members 3 preferably integral with an upper stationary ironing member comprising-upwardly'and inwardly extending hollow ironing portions 4 integral with and forming a part of a central portion 5 at the top. The portions 4 are provided with straight diagonally disposed ironing faces 6, while the portion 5 is provided with a downwardly extending curved face 7 merging into the faces 6 by short curved faces 8. Extending over the faces 6, 7 and 8 is an ironing plate 9 secured to theedges of the stationary ironing member by means of ears 10 which receive screws 11.-

This ironing plate forms asmooth ironing surface for the neck band. The column 1 has at its upper .end and between the exten= sions 2 a bearing 12, shown in Fig. 3, which receives a reciprocating rod or shaft 13 extendingu'p above the column and between the side frame portions 3 where it is provided with a threaded portion 14: and a re duced portion" 15. Threaded onto the threaded portion 14 is a check nut 16 adapted to engage a sleeve 17 also threaded onto the threaded portion r14: provided with a ring 18 rigidly secured to the sleeve and having hand grips 19. g It will be seen that by rotating the sleeve 17 and by operating the nut. 16, these parts may be adjusted and held in any desired position upon the shaft or rod 13. The sleeve 17 is provided with an-annularflange 20 which fits into a groove 21 formed in a shank 22 forming a part of a movable ironing member consisting of lat:

erally extending inclined portions 23 and 24 coep erating with the portions 4 of the stationary ironing member. These portions are integral with each other at the center, and the upper central portion is curved out at 25 to conform to the configuration of the downwardly extending bulge or curved portion 7 of the stationary ironing member.

This movable ironing member is hollow and is supplied with steam through a suitable pipe 26 connected to a supply pipe 27 lead 'ing to the stationary ironing member and to a supply, not shown. The inlet pipes lead into both the movable and stationary ironing members at points which are as near the top as possible. The wet steam is led from the stationary ironing member by means of pipes 28 and 29 communicating with the outer lower ends of the ironing portions 4 and with a common discharge pipe 30. A suitable pipe 31 leads from the lower. outer ends of the side portions 23 and 24 and connects with the pipe 28, thus conveying the wet steam away from both ironing mem bers. The steam connections have been'described in more or less a general way by reason of the fact that they-form no part of the invention.

The flange 20 is held in the recess 21 by means of a retainer ring 32 secured to the lower edge of the shank 22 by'means of suitable cap screws 33.

In order to hold the movable ironing member upright, a suitable opening 34 is provided in the central portion thereof and it receives the reduced portion 15 of the rod 13 and to prevent the movable ironing member from turning upon the rod, suitable mechanism is provided, and it comprises a projection .35 extending to the rear of the central portion of the movable ironing member, and provided with a rod 36'held in this extension by suitable nuts 37 and 38 and extending down through a guide 39 secured to the standard or column 1.

In order to permit ready access to the machine in ,the manipulation thereof, 1 provide a work slide which is adapted to move back and forth upon the movable ironing member and it comprises a plate portion 40 adapted to conform to the ironing faces of the movable and stationary ironing members, and a downwardly extending front flange 41 and rear flange 42, the plate being wide enough and these flanges being located at proper points on the plate, so that it may be shifted back and forth on the movable ironing 'member. In order to hold this work slide in place and to guide it, a rod 32 extends through a suitable opening in the solid portion of the movable ironing member and through the flanges 41 and 42 and it is secured in such positionby means of a nut 44 at the rear end, and a handle,45 on points or projections 46 by means of which the ironing cloth and padding may be held in place upon the slide.

It is preferable in order to produce perfect results to have the portions 4 and the side ironing portions 23 and 24. of the movable ironing member bent or turned to the rear inthe plane of the ironing faces, as is shown in Fig. 2, for the reason that the neck band when flattened is not straight? but its ends are turned at an angle awayfrom the body of the shirt, so that the ironing faces of the ironing members must conform to this configuration as near as possible, in order to produce the best results. 6

In order to manipulatethe movable iron-I member suitable treadle mechanism is provided, and it consists of a treadle 47 pivoted upon a pin 48 secured in the column 1 and having an upwardly extending arm 49 connected by a link 50 to the lower end of the reciprocating rod 13. The arm 49 and link 50 form a toggle joint, which, when broken to the right, as shown in Fig. 6, causes the reciprocating rod 13 and the movable ironing member to move down but when straightened to the left causes the movable ironing member to move upwardly. The arrangement of the toggles andythe treadle is such that the joint between the arm 49 and the link 50 passes slightly beyond the vertical position to the left, as shown in Fig. 7

In order to hold the ironing members closed for a predetermined length of time and to then open them automatically, suitable mechanism is provided, and it comprises an extension 51 extending to the rear of the treadle 47 carrying a pawl 52 having a nose 53 which is adapted to engage a pin 54 mounted in a transverse strip 55 secured to vertically disposed rods 56 passing through guides 57 and 58 mounted upon the sides of the cylinder 59 and to a point above the upper end of such cylinder where they are connected by a transverse strip 60 secured to a piston rod 61 entering the cylinder and there provided with a piston 62. A spring 62 engages above the piston and tends to force it down. This piston 62 has openings 63 through the same which are closed by a washer 64 loosely mounted upon an extension 65 forming a part of the piston rod 61. A nut 66 limits the movement of this washer 64. A suitable by-pass port or opening 67 is arranged in the wall of the cylinder and is controlled by a valve 68. This 'port leads from a point below the piston to a point above it. The pawl 52 is normally forced to the right with its tail por- 1 the extension 51, whereby when the treadle is pressed down, the pawl52 will raise the piston 62 and its frame causing the liquid in the cylinder to pass down through the openings in the piston to the underside thereof. This operation takes place very quickly as the washer 64 moves down and exposes the openings. This upward movement is continued until the pawl passes beyond the lower' end of the pin 54, as is shown in Fig. 7.

In order to automatically break the toggles, suitable mechanism is provided and it comprises a lever 70 pivoted upon a pin 71 secured inthe column and having a projection or pin 72 extending out and engaging the joint of the link 50 and the arm 49. This lever is rocked by means of an arm 73 extending out to the right, as shown in Fig. 7, and under the transverse strip 55. The

arrangement of these parts of the treadle mechanism islsuch that when the pawl has v passed from under the pin 54 and the piston by-pass above the piston: and this flow may of the valve 68.

ment, however, is suflicient to rock the lever.

be regulated to any degree desired by means This slow downward move- 70 in a clockwise direction and there is sufficient movement before this lever moves the toggles to the right past the vertical position, to allow forthe ironing operation so that the ironing members maybe held in engagement for a predetermined length of time by the adjustment of the valve 68. As

soon as the toggles are broken the treadle :mechanism rotates quickly in a clockwise direction and the pawl 52 snaps by the pin 54 and assumes normal position.

In order to release the treadle mechanism and openthe ironing members at any time irrespective of the time device an extra treadle 7 4 is pivoted in ears 7 5 extending up from the base, and this treadle has a lug which.projects under the-treadle 47 and is .normally in engagement therewith so that when the treadle 47 is up the treadle 74 is down, and vice versa.: By the pressing of treadle 7 4 the treadle 47 and the arm 49 are rocked in a'clockwise direction breaking the toggle and opening the ironing members.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In an ironing press for'neck bands, cooperating ironing members, one of which is provided with an inwardly extending ironing surface of substantially spread V-shape Y with an outwardly extending curve at the angle, and the other with an external ironingface with sloping sides and an inwardly extending, curve at the apex, and meansfor opening and closing said members.

2. In an ironing press for neck bands, cooperating ironing members, one of which is provided with an inwardly extending ironing surface. of substantially spread V- shape with an outwardly extending curve at the angle, and the other with an external ironing face with sloping side portions and with an inwardly extending curve at the angle, both of said: members having their straight sloping portions turned or bent at an angle to their central portions in the planes of the ironing faces and to the same pass beyond said side of the central portions, and means for opening and closing said members.

3. In 'a laundry press, a standard, a stationary ironing member, a'movable ironing member, and mechanism for operating'the same comprising a treadle having a toggle arm, an operating shaft for the movable ironing member, a link connecting the shaft and the toggle arm, said toggle connection being adapted to straighten and pass the center slightly on the closing of the ironing members, a lever pivoted to the standard and adapted to engage the toggle joint to break the same, controlling means for said lever comprising a fluid cylinder and piston structure, connections between the toggle breaking lever and the movable element of the fluid cylinder and piston structure, and means for setting said fluid cylinder and piston structure comprising a-latch carried by thetreadle and arranged to engage the movable element of said mechanism and raise the same into operative position and to member out of the path thereof.

4. In a laundry press, a standard, a stationary irhning member, a movable ironing member, and mechanism for operating the same comprising a treadle having a toggle arm, an operating shaft for the movable ironing member, a link connecting the shaft and the toggle arm, said toggle connection being adapted to straighten and pass the center slightly on the closing of the ironing members, a lever pivoted. to the standard and adapted to engage the toggle joint to break the same, controlling means for said lever comprising a fluid cylinder and piston structure, connections between the toggle breaking lever and the movable element of the fluid cylinder and piston structure, means for setting said fluid cylinder and piston structure, comprising a latch carried by the treadle and arranged to engage the movable element of said mechanism and raise the .same into operative position and to pass beyond saidmember out of the path thereof, and a spring-pressed plunger for engaging said latch and holding it in normal position and in the path of the movable element of the fluid cylinder and piston structure.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses as follows:

JAMES G. ALBER.

Witnesses:

O. H. TRESCH, WM."EDWIN BROOKS; 

